i am going to tell you this right now, don't run the gpu client if you have a weak gpu with less than 512mb of vram

there is a reason they make this suggestion

i had it running on an x1600pro with 256mb of ram, i fold for another forum

when i first started it, everything worked fine, but the system seemed a little laggy whenever i did anything like move windows around

sort of like when you first install windows and it doesn't have a driver for the video card so everything seems to work fine, but when you scroll windows or move them around it starts to get real sluggish

it was exactly like that

then when i let it go over night and came back the mouse and keyboard just stopped taking commands, but i had task manager up and everything was still chugging away in it just fine, and the clock was still moving

it never failed to show this behavior when i folded using the gpu

when i folded using just the cpu it worked fine, so i can only assume it was because i had a much weaker gpu than is recommended

You probably have to turn off- deadlineless work units. I have read that these deadlineless ones are no longer being sent out. I could not recieve any work when I had this option turned on.

If you are using the console text-only version- to turn it off create a shortcut to F@H exe then right-click the shortcut and select properties then at the end of the target line add a space then -config This will allow you to set options/adv.options the next time you click this shortcut. After the options are configured remove the -config flag from the shortcut if you don't want to go through the options at the next launch.

What determines amount of points? I have only completed two work units, but I have more points than people who have completed more than I.

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I think it has to do with how complex the work unit is and how much computational power it takes to complete.

I run the console version, and it tells me how many steps it has to complete, right now I have one that has 20,000,000 steps and another that has 5,000,000 steps. I assume work units with more steps give you more points since they take longer to complete.

That was my guess, but I wanted to see what other thought. My last one was 20,000, my PIII is working on a 5,000, and my PIV just started a 5,000. I wonder if the amount of time it takes to finish a work unit effects points also? I guess I'll find out when the PIII finishes tonight.